Tag: Race
Racial, Ethnic Disparities Seen for Safety Events in Hospitalized Children
Largest disparities seen for postoperative sepsis for Blacks and for postoperative respiratory failure for Hispanics
CDC Restarts National Anti-Smoking Campaign, With Focus on Menthols
Race Can Affect Breast Cancer Test for Predicting Chemo Benefit
21-gene recurrence score may underestimate benefit of chemotherapy for young non-Hispanic Black women with ER-positive, axillary node-negative breast cancer
FDA Panel Addresses Accuracy Issues With Pulse Oximeters and Skin Tone
Panel concentrated on how to ensure the accuracy of pulse oximeters for all skin tones before they reach drugstore shelves
Incidence of Cervical Cancer Has Increased in Recent Years
Increase seen among non-Hispanic White women living in low-income counties, with significant increase in distant-stage cervical cancer
Racial Disparities Identified Among Pregnant Women With MS
White mothers more often employed and privately insured; birthweight lower for babies born to underrepresented women
Health Disparities in Cardiometabolic Disease Seen Within Racial Subgroups
Differences in prevalence seen among disaggregated race and ethnicity subgroups, with largest variation for diabetes
Air Pollution Emissions Down Since 1970 Clear Air Act, but Inequities Persist
Racial/ethnic disparities identified, especially in industry and energy generation source sectors
Study IDs Proportion of Dementia Cases Attributable to Known Risk Factors
PAF for nongenetic risk factors combined similar for men and women, but varies across racial, ethnic groups
Age-Adjusted Cancer Mortality Rates Decreased From 2000 to 2020
However, racial and ethnic disparities persisted for various cancers, including prostate, male lung and bronchus, and female colorectal cancer
